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[quote=Anonymous]Well, looks like there are tons of options, and if you have the $$$ to spend on your kid’s tuition, then they even have more options to find a good fit.

We are lucky here in the US, where finding a good “fit” can be a priority. Students in other countries just go to the best /closest / highest ranked / affordable university  and make the best of it. “Will my child be happy, find friends?” is usually not a concern. And yes, I am aware, students tend to live at home or on off campus housing, and they don’t have athletics, so the colleges are usually not selling an “experience” as much as they do here.

I feel here, in the US, we have to help our kids know who they really are, how they socialize (if at all), what kinds of extracurriculars are they drawn to, will they handle very cold/hot weather. I think some students are just caught up in the rat race to outperform their HS peers in the acceptance game, and loose sight of finding a good fit. I believe as parents, we should guide them but also, how much is too much?  Then again, they can always transfer. [/quote]

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